<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-steven-matz-brutal-injury-update-hot-stretch');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals’ Steven Matz hit with brutal injury update amid hot stretch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/StevenMatzCardinals.jpeg"></figure><h1>Cardinals’ Steven Matz hit with brutal injury update amid hot stretch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-14T17:14:57-07:00">August 14th, 5:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-14T17:14:57-07:00">August 14th, 5:14pm</time><address><a>Peter Alexis</a>Peter Alexis is a sports writer focused on coverage of college football and basketball, as well as the NFL and other major sports. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, he has been writing sports articles for over 8 years. After covering Mizzou athletics for several seasons, Peter joined ClutchPoints in 2023. He is a New York sports superfan and is fluent in the sports betting industry as well.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Steven Matz has gone down with an unfortunate injury, right as he was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-steven-matz-resurgence-brings-honest-take-from-st-louis-president-after-jordan-montgomery-jordan-hicks-trades" rel="noopener">hitting his stride</a> in the second half of the season.</p><p>The 32-year-old lefty was placed on the 15-day IL with a left lat strain, an injury that <a href="https://twitter.com/katiejwoo/status/1691189508438470656?s=20" rel="noopener">he suffered</a> in his Saturday start, according to Katie Woo of The Athletic.</p><p>The injury comes at a terrible time for Matz, who has been cooking with a 1.24 ERA and 4-0 record over the last month. He only recently returned to the Cardinals starting rotation after being reposition to the bullpen from the end of May to early July.</p><p>He had a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-steven-matz-takes-it-on-the-chin-admits-how-braves-loss-specifically-on-him" rel="noopener">miserable start to the season</a> along with the rest of the team, beginning with an 0-6 record. As a consequence of the struggles, he spent over a month in the bullpen regaining his technique, and has burst back onto the scene after the All-Star break.</p><p>Depending on the severity of the injury, the Cardinals may not rush Matz back as the season is all but lost. He would likely only have a handful of starts remaining in September if he is good to go, and the team has their sights <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-roster-moves-must-make-after-trade-deadline" rel="noopener">set on a 2024 resurgence</a> already.</p><p>The Cardinals have had a season to forget, cruising towards their first last-place finish in over a century. They sit two games back of the Pirates in the NL Central, and 11 games back overall. At this point, they are just trying to salvage the embarrassment of ending in dead last, something the proud franchise hasn’t done since 1918.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals’ Steven Matz hit with brutal injury update amid hot stretch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-steven-matz-resurgence-brings-honest-take-from-st-louis-president-after-jordan-montgomery-jordan-hicks-trades');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steven Matz resurgence brings honest take from Cardinals president after Jordan Montgomery, Jordan Hicks trades');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Steven-Matz-Cardinals.jpg"></figure><h1>Steven Matz resurgence brings honest take from Cardinals president after Jordan Montgomery, Jordan Hicks trades</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-31T07:41:56-07:00">July 31st, 7:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-31T07:43:27-07:00">July 31st, 7:43am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The St. Louis Cardinals made a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-grading-jordan-hicks-blue-jays-jordan-montgomery-rangers-trades" rel="noopener">couple of notable moves</a> just ahead of the 2023 MLB trade deadline, as they parted ways with pitchers Jordan Hicks and Jordan Montgomery. Hicks was traded by the Cards to the Toronto Blue Jays, while Montgomery was sent to the Texas Rangers. With the two gone, the attention gets bigger for those who have been left behind, including veteran hurler Steven Matz, who <a href="https://www.stltoday.com/sports/professional/mlb/cardinals/steven-matz-fights-cardinals-rotation-role/article_a6590ac2-2d61-11ee-90c1-0383a8c53ec2.html" rel="noopener">drew an interesting comment</a> from the team’s president of baseball operations amid the trades and a resurgent campaign.</p><p><i>“I’m absolutely thrilled of what I’ve seen out of Steven Matz,”</i> John Mozeliak said (h/t Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch). <i>“Whey you think back to when we signed him, why we signed him, the last three weeks was exactly what we were hoping to see. It’s been impressive.”</i></p><p>Matz is sporting just a 2-7 record so far in the 2023 MLB regular season but that doesn’t even begin to tell the story of how much better he’s pitching of late compared to previous campaigns. He had a 1.64 ERA in six appearances back in June. In July, he went 2-0 with a 2.17 ERA <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-cardinals-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-7-30-2023" rel="noopener">after tossing six scoreless innings</a> and allowing just four hits with zero walks given up in a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs at home on Sunday. Over his last 12 appearances ( with five starts), Matz has amassed a 2.03 ERA, .255 BABIP, and 2.78 FIP.</p><p>The 32-year-old Matz arrived in St. Louis in 2021 when he signed a four-year deal worth $44 million with the Cardinals after a short stint with the Toronto Blue Jays.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steven Matz resurgence brings honest take from Cardinals president after Jordan Montgomery, Jordan Hicks trades

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-steven-matz-takes-it-on-the-chin-admits-how-braves-loss-specifically-on-him');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals pitcher Steven Matz takes it on the chin, admits how loss to Braves is specifically on him');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cardinals-news-steven-matz-takes-it-on-the-chin-admits-how-loss-to-brave.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals pitcher Steven Matz takes it on the chin, admits how loss to Braves is specifically on him</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-04T20:49:49-07:00">April 4th, 8:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-04T21:31:00-07:00">April 4th, 9:31pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sometimes. there’s nothing else one can do but tip their cap and just say it wasn’t their night. St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Steven Matz had to do just that after a subpar outing against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-gavin-lux-message-braves-hall-of-famer-acl-injury" rel="noopener">Atlanta Braves</a>, but that will probably be an unsatisfactory consolation prize for a fan base hoping to see a 2023 resurgence from the southpaw.</p><p>Matz allowed four earned runs on 10 hits, including a home run each to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-austin-riley-reveals-source-epic-work-ethic-all-star-season" rel="noopener">Austin Riley</a> and Orlando Arcia, in 5 1/3 innings in the 4-1 loss Tuesday. There were positives, as the 31-year-old struck out seven and was not hit particularly hard despite all the base runners. But it was still an unsuccessful night overall. Matz <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsMW/status/1643445009855791105" rel="noopener">did not shirk responsibility</a> postgame.</p><p>“A couple of home runs really hurt me. Willson {Contreras} called a good game there. I shook him off twice, and those were the two homers. I look back and kick myself about that,” he said, per Bally Sports Midwest.<br></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Steven Matz on his season debut: "A couple of home runs really hurt me. Willson called a good game there. I shook him off twice, and those were the two homers. I look back and kick myself about that." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STLCards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#STLCards</a> <a href="https://t.co/hpSruVpiEO">pic.twitter.com/hpSruVpiEO</a></p><p>— Bally Sports Midwest (@BallySportsMW) <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsMW/status/1643445009855791105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Surely, catcher Willson Contreras will appreciate his pitcher taking the full blame for the game-altering mishaps. It might be a no-brainer approach to take, but Matz showed grace nonetheless in a game in which he was not the sole culprit (Cards left seven on base). And at the very least, that is the mark of a good teammate.</p><p>Matz entered the league with much fan fare, being a part of the renown starting pitching rotation that helped lead the New York Mets to the World Series in 2015. There has been a lot of unfulfilled potential to come out of that staff, and the lefty unfortunately is no exception. Injuries have hampered him throughout his eight-year career, including his first season in St. Louis in 2022 where he recorded a 5.25 ERA in just 10 starts.</p><p>There have been glimpses of Matz’ promise- he had a solid 3.82 ERA with the Toronto Blue Jays a couple years ago. St. Louis will be banking on him to regain that form going forward in what is a very deep National League.</p><p>Matz and the 2-3 Cardinals will have to pick themselves up and try to salvage this three-game series on Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals pitcher Steven Matz takes it on the chin, admits how loss to Braves is specifically on him

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets owner Steven Cohen rips Steven Matz’s ‘unprofessional’ agent after Cardinals deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/METS-NEWS.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets owner Steven Cohen rips Steven Matz’s ‘unprofessional’ agent after Cardinals deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-11-24T06:37:43-08:00">November 24th, 6:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-24T07:47:56-08:00">November 24th, 7:47am</time><address><a>Julian Rhim</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Mets’ owner Steven Cohen is not happy. He and the rest of the Mets organization were under the impression that they would be able to make a final offer to starting pitcher Steven Matz before he signed an official deal. Yet this didn’t fall through, and Matz eventually went on to sign a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals without giving New York a chance. <a href="https://twitter.com/StevenACohen2/status/1463505594887852032">Here’s what Cohen had to say on the situation:</a></p><blockquote>I’m not happy this morning. I’ve never seen such unprofessional behavior exhibited by a player’s agent. I guess words and promises don’t matter.</blockquote><p>The Mets were willing to offer Matz a four year, 44 million dollar contract, which would have been similar to the signed deal with St. Louis. Instead, the members of the starting pitchers’ camp stated that he had a sudden change of heart and wanted to sign with the Cardinals. The other finalists for the 30 year old included the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, and his prior team, the Toronto Blue Jays.</p><p>New York continues to lose quality starters in free agency. Besides Steven Matz, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-noah-syndergaard-reveals-why-he-left-the-mets/">the Mets had to see Noah Syndgeraard leave to join the Los Angeles Angels</a>. Looking to build a formidable pitching staff around ace Jacob DeGrom, the New York Mets will need to execute free agency deals with a better process going forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets owner Steven Cohen rips Steven Matz’s ‘unprofessional’ agent after Cardinals deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals steal Steven Matz after Blue Jays offer');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/BLUE-JAYS-NEWS.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals steal Steven Matz after Blue Jays offer</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-11-24T05:40:41-08:00">November 24th, 5:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-24T05:40:41-08:00">November 24th, 5:40am</time><address><a>Tim Capurso</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The St. Louis Cardinals recently signed MLB free agent starting pitcher Steven Matz to a <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/2021/11/24/cardinals-agree-four-year-44-million-deal-steven-matz">four-year, $44 million deal</a> on Tuesday. Matz enjoyed a bounce back season for the Toronto Blue Jays, who were reportedly making a push for the services of the southpaw. MLB Network reporter Jon Morosi details how the Blue Jays fell just short of the Cardinals in signing Steven Matz.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueJays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#BlueJays</a> offered Steven Matz a 3-year contract, source says. He is now in agreement with the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STLCards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#STLCards</a> on a 4-year deal, as <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@JeffPassan</a> has reported. <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@MLBNetwork</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@MLB</a></p><p>— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/1463492236151304196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Blue Jays offered Steven Matz a three-year contract, though it looks like that extra year that he got from the Cardinals was extremely important to him.</p><p>Matz, who recorded a 14-7 record with a 3.82 ERA across 150 2/3 innings, was much better pitching for the Blue Jays in a tough American League East division in 2021 than he was pitching for the New York Mets back in the shortened 2020 MLB season.</p><p>The lefty was rewarded by the Cardinals for his strong season. Matz is a good pickup for St. Louis, who made a late-season run to the postseason but lacked solid pitchers behind ace Jack Flaherty and veteran Adam Wainwright. The former Met should bring some stability to the Cardinals rotation.</p><p>As for the Blue Jays, they’ll have to somehow replace the underrated Matz. Perhaps they can find rotation help within their own division, as the Baltimore Orioles are rumored to be shopping starting pitcher John Means. Matz isn’t some superstar, but Toronto will feel his absence and the Cardinals should benefit from his presence during the 2022 MLB season.</p><p>With a monstrous lineup full of young sluggers, a promising bullpen and a division within reach, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-players-the-blue-jays-should-go-after-this-offseason/">the Blue Jays need to do their due diligence</a> to fill out the rest of their starting rotation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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